®Planning appeal decision
21 New Street, Paignton, TQ3 3HL
Planning appeal 3301096 at 21 New Street, Paignton, TQ3 3HL (Torbay Council) was dismissed on 14 November 2022 by Inspector Page L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal provides an acceptable type of residential accommodation.
existing terraced house single dwelling conversion to three dwellings
- Authority
- Torbay Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Page L
- Postcode
- TQ3 3HL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal provides an acceptable type of residential accommodation
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with Policy SS11 of the Torbay Local Plan 2015, which resists conversion of medium-sized dwelling houses into small self-contained flats, and no material considerations outweigh this policy conflict.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS11 of the Torbay Local Plan 2015
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.